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Sightings' deconstuctionist noise rock removes the melodies and hooks of standard rock & roll, leaving a mash of growls and feedback -- from the high-pitched grind in the guitar strings to the groan inside a bass amp. It's a destructive post-punk mess that beautifully references weird outfits like <a href="spotify:artist:7KomCxZv6D5qCVvefwMnwB">Einstürzende Neubauten</a> as well as the early-'80s no wave scene and noisy contemporaries like <a href="spotify:artist:6UahQwC9EZGsFSuGjHJNe1">Wolf Eyes</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6xV3tISBQOJ46BJPlC02tX">Black Dice</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2og3FOCLYXT9H7IYE6QPUq">Lightning Bolt</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:5cs6oM65rBCcI4M218O2Im">Ruins</a>. Sightings formed in New York City in 1997 with Mark Morgan (guitar and vocals) and John Lockie (drums) getting together and jamming. A year later they met bassist Richard Hoffman, and the trio put out a slightly more traditional, straight-ahead rock single on the <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Freedom+From%22">Freedom From</a> imprint. After realizing their art rock potential and drawing inspiration from the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:2s4tjL6W3qrblOe0raIzwJ">Yoko Ono</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2kS4yz85MaZlxp2VaS3BEe">Cabaret Voltaire</a>, and Red Transistor, Sightings recorded their self-titled debut, released on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Load+Records%22">Load Records</a> in 2002. The group released two more albums for <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Load%22">Load</a> -- 2003’s Absolutes and 2007’s Through the Panama -- before switching labels to <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Jagjaguwar%22">Jagjaguwar</a> and releasing City of Straw in 2010. ~ Charles Spano, Rovi
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